Belgium

Antwerp Facility Lowers Operating Costs and Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

March 23, 2009 -- ANTWERP, Belgium -- ExxonMobil today inaugurated its newest high efficiency cogeneration plant at its Antwerp refinery in Belgium. Cogeneration is the simultaneous production of electricity and useful heat or steam used for industrial processes. In addition to generating 125 megawatts, the new plant will reduce Belgium's carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 200,000 tonnes per year, the equivalent of removing about 90,000 cars from Europe’s roads.    » read more »

09 November 2007 -- Defending champion Justine Henin of Belgium and former champion Maria Sharapova of Russia have scored wins at the season-ending Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid, Spain.

Justine Henin, who had previously qualified for the semifinals, did not lose a game in routing Marion Bartoli of France in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. It was the Belgian's third win in round-robin play. Bartoli was a last-minute replacement for American Serena Williams, who pulled out of the event Thursday because of a knee injury.    » read more »

Washington, 28 September 2007 -- On September 28, Bruce Springsteen kicked off a North American tour in support of his new album Magic. He launched the 23-date outing in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

After wrapping up concerts in Boston, Massachusetts on November 19, the band will head to Europe where 13 concerts are scheduled in Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Belgium, the U.K. and France.

Bruce Springsteen's "Magic" hits record stores on October 2.

Source: VOANews.com

Sept. 26, 2007, Brussels, Belgium and Waterloo, ON - Proximus and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8310 and BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8100 smartphones to Proximus' customers in Belgium. Both smartphones offer a rich multimedia experience along with the renowned BlackBerry® push email capabilities in a stylish design.    » read more »

PATRICK BUSSCHOTS APPOINTED MD, UNIVERSAL MUSIC BELGIUM

London/Brussels, September 24, 2007 – After more than 31 years of independence, Belgian record company ARS Entertainment is becoming part of Universal Music Group, the world’s leading music company.

The acquisition was concluded by Patrick Busschots, ARS Entertainment founder and Managing Director, and Vico Antippas, Senior Vice President, Universal Music Group International (UMGI), and President, Nordic, Central & Eastern Europe, UMGI. Terms were not disclosed.    » read more »

09 September 2007 -- World number one women's tennis player Justine Henin of Belgium has crushed Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova to win the U.S. Open championship in New York.

The top-seeded Justine Henin earned her second U.S. Open title and seventh grand-slam crown with a 6-1, 6-3 victory late Saturday over the fourth seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova - the 2004 champion.

The Belgian now has a 15-2 record all time against the Russian.

Justine Henin became the first woman to win the U.S. title without losing a set since American Serena Williams in 2002.    » read more »

29 August 2007 -- World No. 1 women's tennis player Justin Henin of Belgium has reached the third round of the U.S. Open in New York. Henin got stronger as her match went on, defeating Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova, 6-4, 6-0.

American Venus Williams, a two-time winner of this Grand Slam event, won in straight sets over Romanian Ioana Raluca Olaru, 6-4, 6-2. Fifth seed Ana Ivanovic defeated Aravane Rezai of France, 6-3, 6-1, and could face Williams in the fourth round.    » read more »

05 June 2007 -- World number one women's tennis player Justine Henin of Belgium remains in contention for a fourth French Open title. Henin eliminated American Serena Williams, 6-4, 6-3, Tuesday in Paris to reach the semifinal round.

The 25-year-old Belgian will next face Serbian Jelena Jankovic, whom she has beaten in all five of their previous meetings. The fourth-seeded Jankovic beat Nicole Vaidisova of the Czech Republic, 6-3, 7-5.    » read more »